Fig & Cranberry Fruit Cake | Christmas recipe | BakeClub

Ingredients

• 300g dried figs
• 200g pitted dates
• 300g dried cranberries
• 200g sultanas
• 200g currants
• 100g raisins
• 110g (⅓ cup) fig jam
• 185ml (¾ cup), brandy, plus 60ml (¼ cup) extra
• 180g unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 110g (½ cup, firmly packed) brown sugar
• 4 eggs, at room temperature
• 200g blanched almonds, plus extra to decorate
• 1 orange, zest finely grated and juiced
• 150g (1 cup) plain flour
• 50g (½ cup) almond meal
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves